etatism
Synonym of statism, sometimes with specific distinctions derived from Mises's…Synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
/ɛˈtɑt.ɪzm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of statism, sometimes (derogatory) with specific distinctions derived from Mises's political theories.
Etatism is inherently oppressive and expansionist, breeding monism, intolerance, and hostility.
Origin
From état (“state”) + -ism, equivalent to a borrowing of French étatisme but coined by LudFrom état (“state”) + -ism, equivalent to a borrowing of French étatisme but coined by Ludwig von Mises's 1944 Omnipotent Government to emphasize statism's longer history in France and other Continental governments than in the Anglosphere. Doublet of statism.
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Forms
plural: etatismsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedetatiste
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable